Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 169 Can Make People Angry to Death
That night.

When the soldiers entered the city, it was already doomed to fail.

What remains is just the pursuit of the remnants.

Wang Ze went out from the east gate and fled to a village outside the city.

And Zhao Xun, naturally, followed here as well.

But compared to Zhao Xun.

The imperial guards of the Song Dynasty seemed to be more eager for military merit.

They all rushed forward like mad dogs.

It seems that Li Yuanjun is not putting in enough effort.

However, this is the current situation of the Song Dynasty's imperial guards.

Once again, the struggle for credit was exposed.

To know……

If you can capture the enemy chief alive, according to the custom of the Song Dynasty, you will be rewarded with dozens of pieces of silk, and may even be promoted later. Who wouldn't be tempted!
Only the Li Yuan army aimed at staying alive.

That's why people still retain a little restraint towards such rewards, as well as promotion and wealth.

Zhao Xun was also afraid that these imperial guards would do something bad again.

I had to follow closely behind these imperial guards.

At last……

The fight started from inside the city and spread all the way outside the city.

Wang Ze, Zhang Luan and Bu Ji were knocked to the ground and captured alive during the scramble by a crowd of people.

As for the rest, some rebels were still hiding in the villages, resisting stubbornly and refusing to surrender. The imperial guards set fire to the outside of the villages and burned their houses to death.

Early the next morning.

In the military camp...

Zhao Xin met Wang Ze again.

After carefully checking Wang Ze's appearance and confirming that it was Wang Ze himself, he said, "I asked you to surrender a long time ago. Why did you have to do this?"

Wang Ze also spat out a mouthful of saliva and said viciously: "Bah! You can kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you!"

Zhao Xin said, "I heard that you were originally a lieutenant in the army, and that you, Zhang Luan and Bu Ji, were also officials from Beizhou."

"Logically speaking, you should be considered half officials, right?"

“Isn’t this life better than that of ordinary people?”

"The court treats you well, right? Has the salary been deducted from you? Why do you want to rebel?"

Yes!

Compared with ordinary common people, Wang Ze, Zhang Luan and Bu Ji were at least officials.

Why are you so confused that you want to lead others in rebellion?
Could it be that he really listened to some fortune teller and brainwashed himself, thinking that he was the man of destiny?

Zhao Xin must find out the cause of this rebellion.

otherwise……

There will be more and more rebellions like this in the future.

Wang Ze was furious when he heard what Zhao Xin said. He glared at him and said, "Of course the court treats us well! We, the petty officials, have to pay to entertain the passing officials sent by the court and the envoys from Liao. This is to provide these people with luxury and pleasure. Look carefully, you little bastard. Nowadays, Hebei is full of government officials, bankrupt families, merchants, and unemployed people who have lost money!"

When Zhao Xin heard this, she was shocked that such a thing could actually happen! ?

That shouldn’t be the case!
The local government office has no money, so the officials are required to pay out of their own pockets to entertain passing officials?

This official passing by said he wanted to eat abalone, shark fin, and bird's nest. Are you stupid enough to supply them with that?
Zhao Xin was not angry at all, but said calmly: "So...you rebelled because your superiors exploited you?"

Wang turned his head and said nothing.

That is the default!

However, Zhang Luan and Bu Ji looked as if they wanted to talk.

Zhao Xin said, "Please make a list of those people." Wang Ze: "..."

Pang Ji also said: "Your Highness Prince Yu, this is not good, right? Moreover, if these rebels make random accusations, wouldn't that be framing the loyal and good people?"

Zhao Xin said, "What loyalty! If you force the people to join the rebels, how can you be called loyal? I have long intended to clean up the bureaucracy! To be honest, if the people in this world can have a bite to eat, will they join the rebels? These names must be written down! You three, make a list of the officials who bankrupted you!"

This made Wang Ze, Zhang Luan and Bu Ji confused.

but……

Then, Wang Ze said angrily, "You don't have to pretend here! Today, even if I die, your Zhao family will not be any better off!"

Pang Ji said, "Traitors! How rude! Your Highness, Prince Yu, chop them up!"

Zhao Xin: "No hurry, they haven't made a list yet."

Zhao Xin looked at Wang Ze.

Wang Ze also turned his head away immediately and said, "Don't think about it, I won't write it to you!"

Zhao Xin said, "Then what are you talking about doing for the welfare of the people? You even said you were the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha! How can you help the people of Hebei get rid of their hardship if you don't even hand over the list? To put it bluntly, you are a liar! And you don't have the slightest kindness and compassion of the Buddhists at all! Wang Ze... you are just a vicious villain, aren't you?"

Wang Ze: "You are the villain!"

Zhao Xin replied: "I am indeed young! I am only ten years old this year. Anyway... you are going to die, why can't you do one more good deed for the people of this world before you die? I understand, you must still remember that I called you a little bastard. But how can a person be so petty? Look, you scolded me, but I didn't get angry!"

Wang Ze discovered that talking to this person could make him so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

He shouldn't have bothered with a kid like this whose hair hasn't even grown out yet.

Wang Ze took a deep breath, and finally he was not pissed off to death by Zhao Xin. He then said, "Bring me a pen!"

Then...

Wang Ze actually wrote down the names of those officials.

When untying Wang Ze, Pang Ji and others were a little worried that he would suddenly pounce on Zhao Xin.

Zhao Xin also said with a righteous look at first: "How can you look at this righteous man like this? Zhao Xun, help me get a few shields! And two more spearmen, stick out in front."

Wang Ze: “…”

After Wang Ze listed the names, Zhao Xin asked again: "Please briefly explain their crimes, otherwise it will be difficult for me to find a direction to investigate and verify."

Wang Ze is already immune.

Because he knew that there was no need to argue with a child whose hair had not even fully grown.

But then again!

Why should he help him?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, and the more unrestrained Wang Ze's handwriting became.

Zhao Xin looked through the gap and reminded him, "Write your words more beautifully, otherwise I don't know what you wrote on it."

God knows how Wang Ze managed to get through this half hour.

and……

The same goes for Zhang Luan and Bu Ji.

They were all officials, and knew more dirty things than Wang Ze.

The two men also thought that since they were all going to die, they might as well drag more people out to take the blame, so they wrote down all the crimes of those people they knew.

After the three people finished writing, Zhao Xin asked someone to keep the testimony.

In the end, the three of them were killed directly.

Or should he be transported back to his father and killed there?

Zhao Xin thought about it.

never mind!

Let’s ship it back.

and……

He also had to hand this testimony over to his father.

(End of this chapter)